In the late 1980s Burkina Faso embarked on an ambitious programme of political and economic reforms. Reform policy has been successful in breaking down the worst sides of the patronage system put in place in the country after independence, by introducing some structural reforms and reorienting...

In this paper we analyse the changes that have taken place on the supply and demand sides of the Swedish labour market during recent decades, with particular focus on youths and the extent to which Swedish youths have become “overeducated”. We first provide an overview of theoretical and...

[spa] Desocupación de los jóvenes y funcionamiento del mercado laboral : el caso francés y el sueco - En Francia como en Suecia, el desempleo de los jóvenes de menos de 25 años aumentó como consecuencia de los choques macroeconómicos de los años setenta y ochenta. No obstante, este...

[eng] Why do long-term unemployment outcomes differ in Western Europe ? The paper presents evidence of the decisive role of labour market policy design in affecting unemployment outcomes. By concentrating on only two countries, it also deepens the understanding of how the effects come about....